Moon exploration by private companies is escalating. Here's why: A company that establishes infrastructure first could dominate a looming lunar economy. The race is pushing advancements in space ...

Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete to ...

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history by successfully tracking GNSS signals on the Moon, proving that Earth-based ...

"We want to get to Mars. We don't want to stop there." Artemis II astronauts talk Moon and future Mars missions at SXSW 2025.

Firefly Aerospace landed a craft safely last week, a first for a private company. But Intuitive Machines’ mission ended when its lander wound up on its side in a crater.

Firefly Aerospace has secured a contract for a dedicated Alpha launch that will transport satellites for NASA’s Investigation ...

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A private company attempted to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looked to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on the ...

Companies are landing on the moon—or trying to. These players all have exciting goals for innovation on the final frontier.

A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace’s robotic vehicle became the second privately built spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon. It could soon be joined by two more private lunar landers.

Read about NASA's selection of Firefly Aerospace to launch the agency's INCUS mission, which seeks to study the formation of ...